FOREST Act

Bill: 117-hr-1898
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2021-03-16
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Funding Our Roads and Ecosystems Sustainably Together Act or the</b> <b>FOREST Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 Forest Service federal land and tribal transportation programs. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1898 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2021 Mr. Carbajal (for himself and Mr. LaMalfa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the FAST Act to authorize appropriations for the United States Forest Service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Funding Our Roads and Ecosystems Sustainably Together Act or the FOREST Act . 2. Federal lands transportation program Section 1101(a)(3)(B)(ii)(III) of the FAST Act ( Public Law 114–94 ) is amended— (1) in item (dd) by striking and ; (2) in item (ee) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (ff) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; (gg) $255,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (hh) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (ii) $265,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and (jj) $270,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. .