To amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to reauthorize and expand State-wide assessment and strategies for forest resources.

Bill: 118-hr-5157
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
Introduced: 2023-08-04
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Forests, forestry, trees

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5157 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 4, 2023 Ms. Salinas (for herself and Mr. Neguse ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to reauthorize and expand State-wide assessment and strategies for forest resources.

1. State-wide assessment and strategies for forest resources Section 2A(f) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2101a(f) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking 2023 and inserting 2028 ; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking $10,000,000 and inserting $50,000,000 ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) Implementation of State-wide assessments and strategies for forest resources In addition to the authorization of appropriations in paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated up to $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028 for the purposes of supporting the implementation of State-wide assessments and strategies for forest resources under this section. .