H.R. 6089, Bill Introduced

Update Type

would address the bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health conditions, and high risk of wildfires on National Forest System land and land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management by expanding authorities established in the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 to provide emergency measures for high-risk areas, and make permanent Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management authority to conduct good-neighbor cooperation with states to reduce wildfire risks.

Committee Name
Agriculture
Sponsor Name
Tipton
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Colo.
Issue
9
Volume
42
Update Issue
20
Update Volume
42
Congressional Record Number
158 Cong. Rec. H4684
Congress Number
112