S 297 Re-checks Congress.gov for new actions and updates the bill's status, and fills in any sponsors, committees, or related bills that are missing. It does not re-pull sponsors/cosponsors/committees/related — those rarely change — and it skips all work if nothing has changed upstream, so it's cheap to click.
A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize certain construction activities on public lands, and for other purposes.
To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize certain construction activities on public lands, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would authorize pilot programs to establish and operate tree nurseries on federal public lands and National Forest System lands to support conservation tree planting needs. The Department of Interior and Forest Service would each operate pilot programs in five states, including four of the eleven contiguous Western states and one additional state. The programs would be funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and authorized to purchase equipment, construct facilities, hire personnel, and conduct research on sustainable grazing and forest management practices aimed at carbon sequestration, soil erosion prevention, and improving air and water quality.
AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.
Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Bernard Sanders’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bernard Sanders → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Oct 25, 2023 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-311. · senate
- Feb 7, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
- Feb 7, 2023 Introduced in Senate
More bills on these subjects (8)
Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).
Similar bills (6)
Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.
Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 7, 2023
Mr. Sanders introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize certain construction activities on public lands, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NURSERIES.
Title VI of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1781 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 604. NURSERIES.
“(a) In General.—Using funds made available under section 40804(b)(8) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592a(b)(8))—
“(1) the Secretary shall carry out a pilot program to establish and operate nurseries on public lands and other Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and
“(2) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall carry out a pilot program to establish and operate nurseries on National Forest System land.
“(b) Locations.—
“(1) Department of the interior.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program established under subsection (a)(1) in—
“(A) 4 of the eleven contiguous Western States; and
“(B) 1 State that is not 1 of the eleven contiguous Western States.
“(2) Forest service.—The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall carry out the pilot program established under subsection (a)(2) in—
“(A) 4 of the eleven contiguous Western States; and
“(B) 1 State, including the State of Vermont, that is not 1 of the eleven contiguous Western States.
“(c) Activities.—
“(1) Definition of secretary concerned.—In this subsection, the term ‘Secretary concerned’ means—
“(A) the Secretary, with respect to public lands and other Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and
“(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System land.
“(2) Authorizations.—In carrying out a pilot program established under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may—
“(A) establish a tree nursery on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, and develop the infrastructure necessary to support that nursery, to address Federal and regional conservation tree planting needs, consistent with the Bureau of Land Management National Seed Strategy;
“(B) purchase necessary equipment and machinery and construct the necessary facilities on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned to store material, equipment, and machinery authorized under this section;
“(C) enter into cooperative agreements with non- Federal entities to use trees produced in nurseries established under the pilot program;
“(D) conduct necessary research on grazing and forest management on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, ensuring the long-term sustainability of such grazing and forest management, to maximize the ability—
“(i) to sequester carbon;
“(ii) to prevent soil erosion; and
“(iii) to improve air and water quality; and
“(E) hire and train personnel to carry out the activities described in this section.”. <all>
Comments