3.0.0 830 2023-01-15T23:33:12Z 2023-01-15T23:33:12Z Senate S S 2003-04-09 108 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-04-09T17:13:21Z 2003-04-09 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5066-5067) IntroReferral 2003-04-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5062-5064) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS N W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM 2003-04-09 True A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2003-04-09 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2003-04-09 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Chesapeake Bay Congress Congressional reporting requirements Delaware Department of Agriculture District of Columbia Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Environmental monitoring 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 Restoration ecology Riparian ecology Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Urban affairs Urban forestry Virginia Water pollution control Water quality Watersheds West Virginia Wetlands Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2003-04-09 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z 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.]]>

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act of 2003 Display Title Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake bay watershed, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-04-09T04:00:00Z 2003-04-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5066-5067) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.