Bill > S1350

This bill modifies the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest by adding new land identified on a specific map dated September 6, 2024. The map will be kept on file and available for public inspection in the Forest Service office. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire land, water, and related interests within the newly delineated area using existing National Forest System land acquisition authorities, specifically the Weeks Law (a 1911 Act that allows the federal government to purchase land for forest conservation). Any land acquired must be obtained only from willing sellers through donation, exchange, or purchase using donated or appropriated funds, and should be acquired without undue delay. Once acquired, the new lands will be managed according to the Weeks Law and all existing regulations governing the National Forest System. The bill's primary purpose is to expand the Talladega National Forest's protected area by allowing strategic land acquisitions that can help preserve and manage the forest more effectively.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1350/all-info