Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2022
Latest action · Dec 23, 2022 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedOct 21, 2021
- Passed SenateDec 22, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2022
This bill authorizes the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to conduct certain forest restoration projects.
Specifically, the Forest Service or BLM may enter into an agreement for a project on federal land that was developed through a collaborative process that meets local and rural community needs if
- the party with whom it enters into an agreement initially provides the Forest Service or BLM with a portion of the funding necessary to complete any analysis deemed necessary under federal law for consideration of the proposed project;
- the Forest Service or BLM uses the funding to pay a contractor included on a list of contractors that it maintains to conduct the analysis;
- upon completion of the analysis, the Forest Service or BLM solicits bids to carry out the project and enters into a contract or agreement under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to carry out the project; and
- using certain receipts from the project, the Forest Service or BLM repays the initially provided funding.
For purposes of a civil action relating to such a project, any person that participated in the collaborative process to develop the proposal for the project shall be (1) entitled to intervene, as of right, in any subsequent civil action; and (2) considered to be a full participant in any settlement negotiation relating to the project.
The authority to enter into an agreement and the requirement to maintain a list of contractors shall expire on January 1, 2033.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 21, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Oct 21, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 21, 2021Markup Jul 21, 2022Reported Nov 15, 2022 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Jun 7, 2022 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 23, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 23, 2022Received in the House.
- Dec 23, 2022Held at the desk.
- Dec 22, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10102-10103; text: CR S10102-10103)
- Nov 15, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-197.
- Nov 15, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 548.
- Jul 21, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 7, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-301.
- Oct 21, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Oct 21, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S10102, S10103Text printed S10102Amendments S10102 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Dec 22, 2022 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 21, 2022S. 3046, Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2022As reported on November 15, 2022
Printed hearings 1
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. 117-301 | PENDING LEGISLATION1,110 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 7, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 9184 | Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2022 | Related bill | Oct 28, 2022 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2022Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 15, 2022Reported to Senate
- Oct 21, 2021Introduced 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.
