Forestry Renewal Act

Bill: 116-hr-5311
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2019-12-05
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies

Department of Agriculture

Executive agency funding and structure

Forests, forestry, trees

Government trust funds

Land use and conservation
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Forestry Renewal Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes permanent the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council. The council shall meet at least twice a year.</p> <p>The bill removes the ceiling on the amount that may by transferred by the Department of Agriculture to the Reforestation Trust Fund. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5311 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 5, 2019 Mr. Huffman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to renew the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council and to amend the Act of October 14, 1980, to remove the limitation on the transfer of amounts available under the reforestation trust fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forestry Renewal Act . 2. Renewal of National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council Section 9(g) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2105(g) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: (F) Meetings The Council established under this subsection shall meet not less than twice annually. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (7) Renewal of Council (A) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall renew the Council established under this subsection. (B) Termination The Council established under this subsection shall not terminate except as provided by an Act of Congress. . 3. Transfer of amounts under Reforestation Trust Fund Section 303(b) of the Act of October 14, 1980 ( 16 U.S.C. 1606a(b) ), is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking Subject to the limitation in paragraph (2), the and inserting The ; (2) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).