Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act of 2003

Bill Number

S 830

Introduced

Apr 9, 2003

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S50 ...

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Chesapeake Bay Congress Congressional reporting requirements Delaware Department of Agriculture District of Columbia Economics and Public Finance Environmental monitoring Environmental Protection Estuaries Executive reorganization Federal aid to water resources development Forest conservation Forest ecology Forest health Forestry research Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Habitat conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Maryland National forests New York State Nonprofit organizations Pennsylvania Public Lands and Natural Resources Restoration ecology Riparian ecology Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Urban affairs Urban forestry Virginia Water pollution control Water quality Watersheds West Virginia Wetlands

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Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, to establish a Chesapeake Bay watershed forestry program of grants and technical assistance for: (1) forest conservation in urban, suburban, and rural areas; (2) National Forest System management; (3) research, education, and planning activities; and (4) achievement of Chesapeake Bay Agreement goals.

Sets forth grantee and project eligibility criteria.

Authorizes a Bay State (Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia) to use funds to hire a State watershed forester to carry out watershed projects.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of watershed urban and suburban forests. Directs the Secretary to establish for the watershed a: (1) forestry research program; and (2) a forestry research strategy.

Actions

Apr 9, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5066-5067)
Apr 9, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5062-5064)
Apr 9, 2003

Introduced in Senate

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