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US S199

Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2023


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Introduced
02/01/2023
In Committee
05/17/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To codify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain landscape-scale forest restoration projects, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill codifies the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain landscape-scale forest restoration projects on federal lands. The key provisions include: 1) Allowing the Secretaries to enter into agreements with parties who have developed project proposals through a collaborative process, where the party initially funds the required environmental analysis, and the Secretaries then use any receipts generated by the project to reimburse the party; 2) Requiring the Secretaries to maintain a list of contractors that can be hired to conduct the environmental analysis; and 3) Providing the collaborative process participants with the right to intervene in any subsequent civil action related to the project. The bill is intended to encourage the use of collaborative processes to meet land management goals on federal lands.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 122. (on 07/11/2023)

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