3.0.0 2593 2022-02-03T05:10:03Z 2022-02-03T05:10:03Z Senate S S 2008-02-05 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2008-06-16T21:00:38Z Markup by 2008-05-07T18:15:30Z Hearings by 2008-04-01T20:50:33Z Referred to 2008-02-05T23:19:13Z S. Rept. 110-370 Forest Landscape Restoration Act 110 5263 HR 2008-07-10 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2008-06-16 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 802. Calendars 2008-06-16 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-370. Committee 2008-06-16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-370. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2008-05-07 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2008-04-01 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-453. Committee 2008-02-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S681) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-05 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S660-662) IntroReferral 2008-02-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S659-660) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2008-02-05 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2008-02-05 True A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2008-02-05 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2008-02-05 True S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2008-02-05 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2008-02-05 True C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2008-02-05 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2008-02-05 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2008-02-05 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2008-02-13 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2008-09-26 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2008-09-26 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2008-09-26 False D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-09-26 False 2008-06-11T04:00:00Z S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19872 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 7, 2008</p> 2008-06-11T04:00:00Z S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19872 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 7, 2008 Public Lands and Natural Resources Animals Commerce Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Environmental Protection Federal advisory bodies Fire prevention Forest conservation Forest ecology Forest fires Forest health Forest roads Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Habitat conservation Labor and Employment Lumber trade National forests Non-native species Old growth forests Performance measurement Private forests Restoration ecology Small business Transportation and Public Works Trees Water pollution control Water quality Wood Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2008-02-05 Introduced in Senate 2008-06-30T14:25:02Z Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program to select and fund ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes.

Sets forth provisions concerning the eligibility criteria for, and nomination and selection of, collaborative forest landscape restoration proposals for carrying out such treatments.

Requires the Secretary to establish a scientific advisory panel to evaluate, and provide recommendations on, any proposal with respect to: (1) the strength of the ecological case of the proposal for landscape restoration and the proposed restoration strategies; and (2) whether the proposal is likely to achieve reductions in long-term wildfire management costs.

Authorizes the Secretary to establish a technical advisory panel to evaluate, and provide recommendations on, any proposal with respect to whether the proposal is likely to reduce the relative costs of carrying out treatments resulting from the use of woody biomass and small-diameter trees and to provide local economic benefit.

Establishes the Collaborative Forest Landscape Fund, to be used for paying up to 50% of the cost of carrying out ecological restoration treatments on National Forest System land for each proposal selected.

Requires: (1) creation of implementation work plans and budgets to implement proposals; (2) submission of annual reports on the accomplishments of selected proposals; (3) use of a multiparty monitoring, evaluation, and accountability process to assess the ecological, social, and economic effects of projects implementing proposals; and (4) submission of reports every five years on the Program.

]]> 01 2008-06-16 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2008-10-27T16:48:16Z Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Chief of the Forest Service, to establish a Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program to select and fund ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes.

Sets forth provisions concerning the eligibility criteria for, and nomination and selection of, collaborative forest landscape restoration proposals for carrying out such treatments.

Requires the Secretary to establish a scientific advisory panel to evaluate, and provide recommendations on, any proposal. Requires the panel to include experts in ecological restoration, fire ecology, fire management, rural economic development, strategies for ecological adaptation to climate change, fish and wildlife ecology, and woody biomass and small-diameter tree utilization.

Establishes the Collaborative Forest Landscape Fund, to be used for paying up to 50% of the cost of carrying out and monitoring ecological restoration treatments on National Forest System land for each proposal selected. Permits, the cost of carrying out ecological restoration treatments, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, to include cancellation and termination costs required to be obligated for contracts to carry out such treatments for each such proposal.

Sets forth limitations on expenditures made from the Fund.

Requires establishment of an accounting and reporting system for the Fund.

Authorizes appropriations for the Fund.

Requires: (1) creation of implementation work plans and budgets to implement proposals; (2) submission of annual reports on the accomplishments of selected proposals; (3) use of a multiparty monitoring, evaluation, and accountability process to assess the ecological, social, and economic effects of projects implementing proposals; and (4) submission of reports every five years on the Program.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.

]]> Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 S Senate Display Title Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a program at the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land, and for other purposes. Reported to Senate 2008-06-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2593rs/xml/BILLS-110s2593rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2008-02-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2593is/xml/BILLS-110s2593is.xml 2008-06-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 802. 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.