Good Neighbor Forestry Act
Latest action · Oct 29, 2009 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-223.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Good Neighbor Forestry Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with state foresters to provide the forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services as specified below on National Forest System and Bureau of Land Management lands.
Requires that such authorized services include: (1) activities to treat insect infected trees; (2) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; and (3) any other activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health, including fish and wildlife habitat.
Permits state foresters to enter into subcontracts to provide the restoration and protection services authorized under this Act.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 21, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | May 21, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred May 21, 2009Discharged Jun 10, 2009 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 10, 2009 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Oct 29, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2009Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-223.
- Jun 10, 2009Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6477-6478)
- Jun 10, 2009Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6477-6478)
- Jun 10, 2009Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- May 21, 2009Introduced in Senate
- May 21, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5824)
- May 21, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5824-5825)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6477 | Mark Begich D-AK | Jun 10, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5824Text printed S5824 | John Barrasso R-WY (text) | May 21, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-223 | PUBLIC LANDS BILLS111 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Oct 29, 2009 |
| S. Hrg. 111-65 | PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS BILLS106 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 17, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Good Neighbor Forestry Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2009Reference Change Senate
- May 21, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
